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Festival food, fun and ... art
Hundreds of savvy collectors will flock to the 47th annual Paris Art Fair this weekend to snap up cutting-edge art. This year’s event, hosted by YWCA Paris and Lamar County, is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Love Civic Center.
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Odd man out: Spree Wilson
An alien among ATLiens, wayward MC finds his own lane... By Rodney Carmichael.If Atlanta's left-of-center hip-hop scene was a high school popularity contest, Spree Wilson would be a shoo-in for least likely to succeed. For one thing, he just doesn't look the part. Dressed in a black Mr. Rogers sweater buttoned over a plaid collared shirt, with his great-grandfather's fedora hanging off the back ...
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Posted 05/08/2008
VISUAL ARTS By Dallas Robbins In the small town of Springville, you’ll find one of the best museums in Utah. And now until July 6 is the 84TH ANNUAL SPRING SALON at the Springville Museum of Art. With close to 300 works of art in a diversity of styles and approaches, you will find something for everyone’s taste: painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, mixed media, and occasionally pieces that ...
Salt Lake City Weekly |
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R. Land's piracy issues
Art Created for Pirates by Pirates at the Plaza Theatre... By David Lee Simmons.R. Land is joining seven other artists for Art Created for Pirates by Pirates, an exhibit that opened at the Plaza Theatre May 6. Eyeball Skeleton: "As preteen rockers from Baltimore, these little kids' first record, No. 1, is one of my favorite rock albums of this century." Shut Up Little Man!, Raymond and Peter: ...
Creative Loafing Atlanta |
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Resurrecting the Baghdad Museum
The looting of the institution was one of the great tragedies of the war. But very slowly, pieces are returning. And in the shadows, there are hints of glory
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"A Sense of Spring" exhibit on display at Dixie State College
ST. GEORGE – "A Sense of Spring" art exhibit, created by St. George mixed media artist Don Parker, is on display in the Eccles Fine Arts Center Grand Foyer and will remain for public viewing through August at Dixie State College.
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New York welcomes first museum to celebrate pro sports
World-renowned for its art museums and galleries, New York on Wednesday launches a museum heralding artistry of the sort that happens on the pitcher's mound or the tennis court.
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Sutherland Takes Top Honors in the Indian Statistical Institute’s Six Sigma Case Study Presentation Contest
(PRWeb May 7, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb890904.htm
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Aspiring Artist
Central Alberta Christian High School Grade 12 student, Miriam DenOudsten, won first place for the student gallery in the art competititon at the Lacombe trade show for this photograph of a fish in a fishbowl. She said it took patience to get the shot.
Lacombe Globe |
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New York welcomes first museum to celebrate pro sports
World-renowned for its art museums and galleries, New York on Wednesday launches a museum heralding artistry of the sort that happens on the pitcher's mound or the tennis court.
AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Artists displaying work influenced by nature
The Columbus Art Gallery will be hosting a special exhibit throughout the month of May.
Columbus Telegram |
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TV Review: Gossip Girl - "All About My Brother"
“I’m so queer I’m going to pop your sister’s cherry tonight!” Oh, the humanity!The other day I visited my friend who is a high school art teacher and immediately proceeded to dish Gossip Girl with her female students. Suddenly, I realized it might not be appropriate to discuss who was going to be coming out of the closet on the show with teens. This, of course, was before this week when we... ...
Blogcritics.org |
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City mulls Frank Zappa statue
Statue of musician is currently on display in Lithuania Saulius Paukstys, longtime president of a Frank Zappa fan club, was in Baltimore today to pitch a Zappa bust to the city's public art commission. The piece would be similar to the replica bust (right) erected in a public square in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 1995.
Baltimore Sun |
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This week's Gallery Hop
Fran Thomas's new work, "A Hidden View," a gestural depiction of the cityscapes of Savannah and Key West, is exhibiting, along with her new collection of expressionistic abstracts, at Gallery 440, 440 Bull St. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
Savannah Morning News |
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2 museums seek city funds to cover costs
The Heard Museum West and the West Valley Art Museum are both asking Surprise for extra funds to stay out of the red. Leaders with Heard Museum West and the West Valley Art Museum made their requests at a Surprise City Council workshop Thursday at City Hall.
The Arizona Republic |
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Museum Store at 5ive Points - Area's Most Unique Shopping Destination
It's been 2 years since the Museum Store in the Museum Center at 5ive Points was transformed into a gallery of art and fine crafts of the southern Appalachian region, making it one of the most unique museum stores in the country, not to mention a wonderful shopping experience in Cleveland.
Bradley News Weekly |
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Wetland west of Wellington dedicated as recreation area
A stretch of land that filters farm runoff now also can be used for hiking, bicycling, bird watching and nature photography. On Wednesday morning, the South Florida Water Management District dedicated a recreation site at the Stormwater Treatment Area 1-East. The 6,562-acre wetland west of Wellington filters phosphorus from city and farm runoff into the Everglades. The site, which is on State ...
The Palm Beach Post |
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Hume sentenced to one year, probation
After listening to attorney’s arguments and a passionate plea for justice written by one of the victims, Judge R. Douglas Holt accepted former Thatcher Art teacher Stephen Hume’s guilty plea and sentenced him on Monday to spend one year in the Graham County Jail.
Eastern Arizona Courier |
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Art market shows strength at Christie's sale of Impressionist and Modern Art
Three world records established for truly major works of art at Christie's auction in New York on Tuesday underline the fundamental strength of the market for works of the past, especially the recent past.
International Herald Tribune |
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Grass-roots art shows rally community around causes
Last Friday evening there was a huge and diverse turnout for the opening reception of "Reincarnated: Art Showcasing Reduce, Reuse & Recycle" at S.P.A.C.E. (In case you've forgotten, that's Savannah's Place for Art, Culture and Education at 9 West Henry St.)
Savannah Morning News |
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Carmichael Gallery Presents - Caleb Neelon Is Working On It
1257 N. La Brea Ave. West Hollywood, CA 90038 (Fountain and La Brea) Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art is pleased to announce Caleb Neelon Is Working on It, a solo exhibition of artist, writer and educator extraordinaire, Caleb Neelon.
Elite TV |
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First national magic festival to open
Nhan Dan Online-, A national festival for magicians will be held from May 13 to 17 in Hanoi for the first time. The festival, organised by the Vietnam Circus Federation, will see the competition of 20 magic performances in various kinds.
Nhân Dân |
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2008 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ATTENDANCE
New York, NY [May 5, 2008] -- The Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by American Express, today announced a total attendance of just under 400,000 at the 2008 Festival.
Elite TV |
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HOLLYWOOD BLACK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OPENING NIGHT FILM
(May 5, 2008- Beverly Hills, CA) The Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) today announced that "Two Turntables and a Microphone," a music documentary about the life and untimely death of Jam Master Jay with guest appearances by Russell Simmons, Reverend Run, Jay-Z, LL Cool J and 50 Cent, will have its world premiere as the opening night film of the 2008 Hollywood Black Film Festival.
Elite TV |
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Bridgestone Americas displays John Colemon Elementary students artwork
NASHVILLE — Three students at John Colemon Elementary School in Smyrna recently used their artistic skills to help campus sponsor Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire promote the benefits of “going green” to protect the environment during Earth Week, according to a corporate news release from Bridgestone Americas.
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